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MainOne, a leading provider of telecom services and network solutions for businesses has concluded plans to host the third edition of its annual Nerds Unite IT conference. The conference is Nigeria’s biggest customer event for networking and data center professionals. Themed “Disruptive Technology: Achieve more with less”, the one-day program will deliver a wealth of content on best practices and solutions on Connectivity, Cloud, Data Centre, Managed Security, and Small and Medium Enterprises from MainOne and its technology partners. Speaking ahead of the event, MainOne’s Head of Marketing, Tayo Ashiru says, “This year’s event is special, as some of our…

Yakubu Aiyegbeni nicknamed ‘The Yak’ is back in English football and training with Russell Slade’s Coventry City. The former Premier League powerhouse struck fear into defenders during spells at the likes of Everton, Portsmouth and Middlesbrough. With Coventry propping up League One, Slade is hoping Yakubu can replicate his impressive goal-scoring record in England and fire the Sky Blues to safety. He told the Coventry Observer: ‘As you know, he’s played in the UK and his scoring records are very good. “He is 34 now, his last club was in Turkey. He hasn’t played for a while which is the…

Nigeria is targeting economic growth (GDP) of at least seven per cent a year by 2020, the Ministry of Budget and National Planning said on Tuesday, a far cry from its current recession, the first in 25 years. Nigeria’s economy is heavily dependent on exports of crude oil and is undermined by decades of endemic corruption, It has been hobbled by low global oil prices that have slashed government revenues and the availability of foreign currency. In the third quarter of 2016, gross domestic product contracted 2.24 per cent from a year earlier. With inflation also at an 11-year high,…

Today is Safer Internet Day (SID) and Facebook has launched a series of initiatives to help make the Internet a safer and better place for people across Africa, especially children and the youth. Facebook is partnering with public sector agencies and non-governmental organisations from across Africa under the rallying call “Be the change: unite for a better Internet”. “Nothing is more important to us than the safety of the people who use Facebook. Every day people come to Facebook to connect with people and issues they care about, and they should be able to do so in a safe, secure…

President Muhammadu Buhari will return to the country sooner than expected the acting President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, on Monday disclosed. He said he spoke on phone with President Buhari to update him about developments regarding the 2017 Budget and the protests embarked upon by some Nigerians. Osinbajo, who spoke with State House correspondents shortly after meeting behind closed doors with the National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Chief John Odigie-Oyegun, said he was not in any way under pressure to resign. He pointed out that he ran on the same electoral ticket with President Muhammadu Buhari in 2015.…

A Minna Chief Magistrates’ Court on Monday convicted 11 prostitutes arrested within Minna metropolis to various jail terms, but with option of fine. The Chief Magistrate, Abdullahi Usman, convicted them as they pleaded guilty to the charges levelled against them. The prosecuting counsel, Mallam Mukthar Muhammad had told the court that the 11 prostitutes were arrested in different locations in Minna. Usman ordered that three of the accused persons- Jennifer Innocent, Blessing Tioyo and Comfort David would serve 12 months imprisonment with an option of N50, 000 fine each. He said that Blessing Marshal, Inferang Akpan, Godwin Jenifer would serve…

Well, this is the story of two players who were before this season, average players, both have them were somewhat journeymen and they are both 26-years old. They have taken the Premier League by storm and have thrived under the eagle-eye of Antonio Conte and under his 3-4-3 formation this season. Read MailFootball analysis on the duo……. Even with Chelsea a goal to the good against Arsenal on Saturday, Antonio Conte was suddenly incensed late in the first half. For the often-animated manager it was a familiar spike in his emotions. Conte grabbed at the jacket of his assistant Angelo…

A Winnipeg woman, Andrea Giesbrecht, has been found guilty of disposing of the remains of six infants in a storage locker. Ms Giesbrecht had been charged with six counts of concealing the body of a child. Each charge carries a sentence of up to two years in jail. Manitoba provincial court Judge Murray Thompson read out his decision on Monday after a months-long trial. According to BBC News, the remains of the infants were found in the locker in October 2014. Judge Thompson said the evidence presented at trial left “no doubt” that Ms Giesbrecht concealed her pregnancies and the…

The US Justice Department has defended President Donald Trump’s travel ban and urged an appeals court to reinstate it in the interests of national security. A 15-page brief argued it was a “lawful exercise of the president’s authority” and not a ban on Muslims. The executive order temporarily banned entry for all refugees and visitors from seven mainly Muslim countries. A hearing has been set for Tuesday on whether to allow or reject the ban. The filing was made to the San Francisco-based 9th US Circuit Court of Appeals in response to the halting of Mr Trump’s order on Friday…

Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari is apparently unwell. Or he might not be. Either way, it’s enough for his health to have increasingly become a national talking point. The 74-year-old former army general had been due to resume work on Monday morning in the capital, Abuja, after a holiday in London. But on Sunday evening, his office announced he was to prolong his stay on doctor’s orders, as he was still waiting for the results of medical tests conducted during his stay. No further details were given about his condition nor when he would finally return. The announcement triggered fresh speculation…